LOS ANGELES  Everth Cabrera and Chris Denorfia have combined to hit .300 (15-for-50) with a .431 on-base percentage while hitting in the lead-off slot this season.

Cabrera has made nine starts at the top of the order and is hitting .375 (15-for-40) with six walks for a .457 on-base percentage.

Denorfia is hitting .200 while in the lead-off position with two walks for a .333 on-base percentage.

Padres lead-off hitters batted .264 last season with a .329 on-base percentage.

Cabrera hit .282 with a .352 on-base percentage in 28 games as the Padres lead-off hitter last season. He had 23 steals in those 28 games.

Stealing is one area where Cabrera is running behind 2012’s pace. He led the National League with 44 steals last year and was successful on 91.7 percent of his tries (44-for-48). He has two steals in his first five attempts this season and has been picked off once.

The Daily Five (notes, stats, etc.):

--Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez has hit safely in all 13 games he’s played against the Padres since being traded to Boston after the 2010 season. Gonzalez is hitting .429 (24-for-56) against the Padres with a homer and 14 RBI in the 13 games.

--Center fielder Cameron Maybin scored two runs Monday night against the Dodgers after scoring just one run in his first nine games. He singled in his first at-bat, ending a run of 11 straight hitless at-bats. Maybin raised his average from .067 to .091.

--During the Padres’ five-game losing streak, which ended Monday, the Padres lost three games by one run and four by two or less. The Padres led or were tied in three of those losses after six innings.